The Live Music Report
April 2008 |
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| Brainfudge | Souljazz Orchestra |
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...as Souljazz Orchestra continued the musical avalanche blasting the room with Afrobeat, funk, boogaloo and Afrofunk ...
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| by Laila Boulos & Roger Humbert |
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| The Amici Ensemble Hungarian Contrasts |
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Amir Safavi was given a week to come up with a composition for clarinet, violin, and piano ...
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| by Stanley Fefferman |
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| Victor Wooten |
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... Imagine the purr of a robotic cat, amplified enough to shake a building, and funky enough to make you dance ...
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| by Zoë Guigueno |
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| The Hogtown Syncopators |
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...Over the course of the evening there were ongoing discussions about material and charts; clearly one does not hear the same set twice with this group ...
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| by Darlene Stimson |
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| Oh Susanna |
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The virtue of rootsy rock lies in the beautiful voices that sing it, the simple, steady rhythms that drive it ...
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| by Tova G. Kardonne & Mike Colyer |
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| Continuum Ensemble Common Chords |
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... The way she fought back against certain death with the life force of her songs was close to heroic ...
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| by David Fujino & Stanley Fefferman |
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| Richie Havens |
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... sums up the essence of a Richie Havens show — sharing big ideas and dreams that somehow retain a sense of intimacy ...
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| by Sebastian Cook |
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| Christopher Willits & Stars of The Lid |
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... Willits kept the textures pumping, the atmosphere full of thick and juicy surprises and best of all, showed he could simply rock out ...
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| by Tom Sekowski |
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| Otros Aires |
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The little black dresses and their slickly dressed companions turned out to dine, slice the air with sultry glances, and finally, tango ...
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| by Tova G. Kardonne & Roger Humbert |
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| Ori Dagan and Brandi Disterheft |
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Voice and bass is a nice combination for the ear, and Ori Dagan has recently been exploring its challenges and possibilities ...
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| by Joyce Corbett & Roger Humbert |
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| Special Events |
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| The 7th Annual National Jazz Awards |
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... total number of votes was more than twice that of last year with many of this year’s awards going to Western Canadians ...
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| by Roger Humbert |
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| Musicworks 100th Issue Launch Party |
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... He had three microphones set up. He explained that there was one for each nostril and one for his mouth. Some of his incredible vocal techniques included ...
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| by Alex Tait & Roger Humbert |
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| Photo Gallery |
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| Small World Jazz Series II |
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| by Roger Humbert |
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